Battle of Fallen Timbers
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The Battle of Fallen Timbers was the decisive 1794 clash near present-day Toledo, Ohio, in which U.S. forces under General Anthony Wayne defeated a confederation of Native American tribes, leading to the Treaty of Greenville and opening much of the Northwest Territory to American settlement.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Fallen Timbers canonical | 24 |
| Battle of the Maumee | 1 |
| Battle of the Miami Towns | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of the Maumee Rapids ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anthony Wayne
ⓘ
Northwest Territory ⓘ United States expansion into the Old Northwest ⓘ |
| belligerent |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Western Confederacy ⓘ |
| combatant |
Ojibwe
ⓘ
surface form:
Chippewa (Ojibwe)
Lenape ⓘ
surface form:
Delaware (Lenape)
Miami ⓘ Mingo people ⓘ
surface form:
Mingo
Ottawa ⓘ Potawatomi ⓘ Shawnee ⓘ United States Army ⓘ Wyandot ⓘ confederation of Native American tribes ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Anthony Wayne ⓘ |
| commander |
Anthony Wayne
ⓘ
Blue Jacket ⓘ Little Turtle ⓘ Tarhe ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Northwest Indian War ⓘ |
| consequence |
Native American land cessions in present-day Ohio
ⓘ
Treaty of Greenville ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Greenville (1795)
opening of much of the Northwest Territory to American settlement ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1794-08-20 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of Greenville ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
early United States frontier period
ⓘ
post–American Revolutionary War period ⓘ |
| location |
Northwest Territory
ⓘ
near present-day Toledo, Ohio ⓘ |
| namedAfter | fallen trees from a tornado or storm at the battle site ⓘ |
| near |
Fort Miami (British fort)
ⓘ
Maumee River ⓘ |
| partOf | Northwest Indian War ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of the Wabash
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Clair's Defeat
|
| result | decisive United States victory ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive battle of the Northwest Indian War
ⓘ
reduced British influence among Native American tribes in the Northwest Territory ⓘ secured U.S. control of most of present-day Ohio ⓘ |
| treaty | Treaty of Greenville ⓘ |
| U.S.forceNickname | Legion of the United States ⓘ |
| year | 1794 ⓘ |
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of the Maumee
this entity surface form:
Battle of the Miami Towns